March 2010

George “Bogey” Knight is one of our newest members and brings with him outstanding skills in knot tying. As a retired Naval man he honed his knot tying skills during many years at sea and now he brings them to our Shed. Here he displays the brass bell with decorative knot designs he has donated […]

It was dress up day at the Shed and Dave’s wig was the main attraction. Who would have thought grown, not necessarily mature, men would get their kicks from playing pass the wig.

As a retired Bank Manager Roy is used to handling other peoples money. But I’m not sure now that I see the hair piece he wears so proudly if he looks to be the sort of person I would trust my hard earned salary to.

One wonders what goes on in the mind of Kevin, our Secretary, perhaps he really does think he’s a “dolly bird” secretary but would you want him sitting on your knee taking dictation?

Brett, Manager of Woolworths Bateau Bay, likes nothing better than visiting the Shed for morning tea. But to get out of his store he needs to put on his disguise. While he’s always welcome we never know when he will turn up or which of his many fancy dress outfits he will be wearing.

Furniture restoration is a skill that a number of members are learning in the Shed. Here Dave, one of the original Shed members, is removing years of lacquer and stain from a very old swivel desk chair. Having removed the mechanical and upholstered parts he is experiencing the pleasure of seeing the old finish removed

Jim has brought a new skill to the Shed and his work is drawing quite a few interested onlookers. Jim’s skill is in whittling and he comes each day with his kit of special hand made whittling knives. Here he is using an electric engraving tool to produce a series of Aboriginal motives onto a

Shed members were saddened the hear that Allen Booth passed away on Wednesday March 3. Allen was enjoying a social evening at his village and passed away quietly with his wife and friend by his side. Allen was one of the original Shed members and will be especially remembered for making his billy carts, the

Alex – don’t need to hide behind the mask -Gibson comes to the shed with the help of his guide dog ‘Cherry’ but he often needs help with some of the more detailed jobs. Here Doug marks centres so that Alex can drill holes in the letter box he is making.

Concentration on the faces of Woody and Doug is obvious as they work on the Scroll Saws. Both men have very high standards and their work is always of the highest quality. Woody (in the forefront) is the Shed Welfare coordinator and he follows up those members we have not seen for a while. His